(a) The director may abate, without notice, weeds or grass that:
(1) Have grown higher than 48 inches; and
(2) Are an immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person.
(b) Not later than the tenth day after the date the director abates weeds or grass under this section, the director shall give notice to the property owner in the manner required by § 11A-9.
(c) This notice shall contain:
(1) An identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the property;
(2) A description of the violations that occurred on the property;
(3) A statement that the city abated the weeds or grass; and
(4) An explanation of the property owner’s right to request an administrative hearing about the city’s abatement of weeds or grass.
(d) The director shall conduct an administrative hearing on the abatement of weeds or grass under this section if, not later than the thirtieth day after the date of the abatement of the weeds, the property owner files with the director a written request for a hearing.
(e) An administrative hearing conducted under this section shall be conducted not later than the twentieth day after the date a request for a hearing is filed. The owner may testify or present any witnesses or written information relating to the city’s abatement of the weeds.
(f) The director may assess expenses and create liens under this section in accordance with § 11A-11.
(Ord. 12931, § 1, passed 3-25-1997; Ord. 20277-07-2012, § 1, passed 7-10-2012)